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December 7, 2025

Cambridge Spy

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Chesapeake Fire & Ice Festival Returns to Easton, MD in 2023

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Discover Easton is excited to announce the return of the two-day, spectacular family-friendly ice carving festival on Friday, February 17, 5:00 PM-9:00 PM & Saturday, February 18, 12:00 PM-9:00 PM, 2023. Larger-than-life sculptures made of solid ice will be on display throughout the historic downtown. Activities will include live demonstrations of ice carvings, music, and a free outdoor ice skating rink presented by Bluepoint Hospitality Group. This year’s line-up also features Cascading Carlos, who will be juggling fire and other props Friday night and Saturday afternoon. There is no charge to enjoy the sculptures or enjoy the performances.

In conjunction with the festival, retailers and restaurants will be hosting a variety of tasting events, sales, and live music performances. New this year, a Fire Trail map featuring tasting spots for festival-themed food and spirits and a Snow Trail treasure hunt noting all of the sculptures will be available. Guests are invited to snap photos of the trail highlights and use the hashtag #chesapeakefireandiceeaston and #discovereastonmd for a chance to win a prize package from Discover Easton! Maps will be available online at our festival site or picked up at the Talbot Tourism Office, 11. S. Harrison Street, Easton MD.

Chesapeake Fire & Ice is made possible by the generous support of signature sponsor Preston Automotive Group and Safehouse LLC, the Town of Easton, and the Easton Economic Development Corporation. For details on all of the activities, please visit: www.discovereaston.com or email [email protected]. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor please contact [email protected] or use our online sponsor form: 2023 Sponsorship Info

About Easton EDC: The Easton Economic Development Corporation was launched in 2013 to drive economic vitality, smart redevelopment, and business creation in the historic Town of Easton, Maryland to foster a healthy quality of life for all generations. The EEDC works to catalyze Greater Easton’s continued prosperity as a diverse and healthy “smart town,” leading innovation where the land and water meet.

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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month this September!

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Chesapeake Multicultural Resource Center (ChesMRC), in partnership with the Easton Economic Development Corporation (EEDC), Talbot County Free Library (TCFL), Academy Art Museum (AAM), Talbot Arts Council (TAC), Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC), Easton Utilities, and the Avalon Foundation is holding various family-friendly events in September and October to commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month.

The celebration starts on September 16, when EEDC and TCFLpresent a free outdoor movie night in the courtyard behind Shore Bank Park at 17 East Dover Street. (Rain date is Saturday, September 17). The featured movie, “Vivo,” will begin at 8:00 pm and is perfect for children and adults of all ages. Bring a chair and snacks and enjoy the show! Cracker jacks and popsicles will be available. “It will be a great way to end your week with your family and take advantage of this nice weather, as well as a good way to start our Hispanic Heritage Month celebration as a community,” said Matthew Peters, Executive Director of ChesMRC.

Next up, on September 17, ChesMRC will host a Block Party from 12 pm to 5 pm. The event takes place on the Rails to Trails between Dover St. and August St. in Easton, MD. A photo booth, piñatas, live music, great food, and fun activities for children will be available. Win a TV through a social media posting contest. Piazza Italian Market, Plaza Jalisco, and Genesis Restorante are providing donations and prizes, and various vendors will be participating, including:

  • Primera Iglesia Bautista, Hispanic food
  • Tacos Belen (food truck)
  • Paletas Heladas Veracruz (popsicles)

ChesMRC will host two bands throughout the day: Music Group 502 at noon and Marimba Lobos del Sur at 3 pm. There will also be a dance contest with a winner receiving a gift card from Plaza Jalisco.

On October 1, from 10 am to 1 pm, AAC will sponsor Art Family Day. Families will have the opportunity to weave colorful papers to simulate beautiful fabrics.

ChesMRC will wrap up the month-long celebration on October 7 with a Poster Contest inspired by the theme Mi Cultura Vive en Mi (My Culture Lives in Me). The event will take place at AAC, starting at 6 pm. Judges will select the best three posters, and prizes will be awarded to the winners. Appetizers and music will be available.

“We look forward to celebrating our second Hispanic Heritage Month Festival,” said Victoria Gomez Lozano, Hispanic Outreach Coordinator for ChesMRC. “Come share our culture through food, music, art, and stories.”

For more information call: 877-772-9832

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Chesapeake Harvest (a project of the EEDC) Launches New Website

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New website focused on helping growers meet their produce safety needs, from soil to sale!

Lindsay Gilmour, Chesapeake Harvest Food Safety Educator, leads an on farm produce farm safety training.

The Easton Economic Development Corporation is pleased to announce the launch of its newly updated Chesapeake Harvest website [https://chesapeakeharvest.com]. The new site highlights the work Chesapeake Harvest’s community-based produce safety educators are doing to help growers meet their produce safety needs. The site also serves as a resource hub for both growers and educators.

On the new site, users can learn more about Chesapeake Harvest’s services, including produce safety education and training, one-on-one coaching for growers, on-farm risk assessments, food safety planning, audit readiness, and our community-based produce safety train-the-trainer program. The resource hub provides a wealth of information across many produce safety topics with videos, downloadable templates, and sample documents so that growers don’t need to start from scratch.

EEDC Executive Director, Tracy Ward, is thrilled with the success of Chesapeake Harvest’s produce safety programming and the new site’s functionality. “Implementing food safety practices is important for all produce farms, no matter their size or customer base. We’re here to make sure it’s easy and affordable for growers to receive the training and resources they need to reach new markets, improve operations, and keep both farm workers and consumers safe.”

Chesapeake Harvest envisions a food system that contributes to a vibrant regional economy with enhanced food production, distribution infrastructure, food security, and the preservation of farms. We see sustainability not as a fixed point, but a pathway of continuous improvement. Chesapeake Harvest values local, clean, and diverse ingredients bursting with flavor that fuel the growth of a regional Chesapeake Cuisine, seeking out farmers who show their commitment to regenerative agricultural practices that protect the Chesapeake Bay.

Chesapeake Harvest programs, webinars, and video presentations are funded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Food Safety Outreach Program.

Website development was a joint effort by EEDC, Local Concepts LLC, and D2D Creative.

For more information about the Easton Economic Development Corporation, please visit https://eastonedc.com/

For more information or to participate as a downtown Easton merchant in the program, please contact Easton Economic Development Corporation at [email protected].

About Easton Economic Development Corporation:

Easton Economic Development Corporation was launched in 2013 to drive economic vitality, smart redevelopment, and business creation in the historic Town of Easton, Maryland, to foster a healthy quality of life for all generations. The EEDC works to catalyze Greater Easton’s continued prosperity as a diverse and healthy “smart town,” leading innovation where the land and water meet.

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